The “… World’s Healthiest, Longest Lived People” – Right here in Costa Rica.

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Funded by National Geographic, Dan Buettner investigated several “blue zones”, places where people tend to live healthier and longer lives. The Costa Rican town of Nicoya is one blue zone.

Here in Nicoya you can find 100-year-old women chopping firewood and washing their laundry by hand. Compared to men in the US or Europe, men in Nicoya live to the age of 100 four times as often.

These people are “the world’s healthiest, longest lived people” and researchers believe that their long life expectancy is because of the dry climate, their outdoor lifestyles full of sunshine, a low stress life, a simple low calorie diet, low in animal protein but with lots of fresh fruit, vegetables with plenty of rice, corn and beans and always a light dinner. They also drink the local water which has a high calcium content.

“In most of the world, female centenarians outnumber male centenarians 7:1, here the proportion is closer to 1:1” (3) These centenarians have typically enjoyed a strong social network and a happy family life, some even have their 60+ year old ‘children’ still living with them and they know how to laugh and how to listen.

However they also know how to work, they have no desire or plans to retire and work all their lives, they have a strong sense of purpose, they are positive thinkers, they do not worry too much and have faith (Gracias a Dios!) that everything will work out well.

We can’t guarantee that you will live to be 100 years old if you move to Costa Rica however, you might have more fun trying, eh?

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.